Professor Hanson. Office/Phone: 413 Geology-Physics, 556-0524
| Dates |
Topic and Lecture Notes |
Reading (Author: Seeds) |
| Th Sep 20 (L1) |
Introduction, the Night Sky |
Intro, Ch 1. pp 1-12 |
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| Tu Sep 25 (L2) |
Motions in the Sky |
Ch 1, pp 13-23 |
| Th Sep 27 (L3) |
The Moon: Phases, Tides, Eclipses |
Ch 1, pp 24-34 |
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| Tu Oct 2 (L4) |
History of Astronomy 1 |
Ch 2, pp 36-46 |
| Th Oct 4 (L5) |
History of Astronomy 2 |
Ch 2, pp 46-57 |
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| Tu Oct 9 |
TEST 1: Night Sky, Moon, and History |
pp 1-59 |
| Th Oct 11 (L6) |
Optical Telescopes |
Ch 3, pp 61-74 |
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| Tu Oct 16 (L7) |
Other Telescopes |
Ch 3, pp 74-83 |
| Th Oct 18 (L8) |
Light |
Ch 4, pp 86-97 |
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| Tu Oct 23 (L9) |
Solar System Formation, Extra-solar Planets |
Ch 5, pp 99-104, 113-118 |
| Th Oct 25 |
TEST 2: Telescopes, Light, SS Formation |
pp 60-104, 113-120 |
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| Tu Oct 30 (L10) |
Review of Solar System, Earth |
Ch 5,6, pp 104-112, 122-128 |
| Th Nov 1 (L11) |
Earth & Moon |
Ch 6 pp 129-141 |
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| Tu Nov 6 (L12) |
Mercury & Venus |
Ch 7, pp 143-155 |
| Th Nov 8 (L13) |
Mars |
Ch 7, pp 155-168 |
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| Tu Nov 13 (L14) |
Review: Merc, Venus, Earth/Moon, Mars |
pp 104-112, 122-169 |
| Th Nov 15 |
TEST 3: Merc, Venus, Earth/Moon, Mars |
pp 104-112, 122-169 |
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| Tu Nov 20 (L15) |
Jupiter & Saturn |
Ch 8, pp 170-184 |
| Th Nov 22 |
No Class |
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| Tu Nov 27 (L16) |
Uranus, Neptune & Pluto |
Ch 8, pp 185-196 |
| Th Nov 29 (L17) |
Meteorites, Asteroids & Comets |
Ch 9, pp 198-214 |
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| Fr Dec 7 |
TEST 4: Outer Planets and Space Debris |
pp 170-215 |